Chapter 353
Summer vacation has passed by in the blink of an eye, with a month already gone.
Ji Wanmei's letter to Lei Tingjun, which she had A-Qiang deliver, has been delivered a month ago.
He managed to hold back and not reply to her letters for a whole month.
Ji Wanmei was also impressed by this man's stubbornness.
Since he could refrain from replying to her, Ji Wanmei decided not to write either.
During this time, she lived a rather lazy life at home in Pingquan County, visiting Luo Chunyan every now and then, and occasionally inviting Zhu Shuangyan to have a meal together on her days off.
Although these two girls are now Ji Wanmei's friends, they didn't like each other much before because of A-Qiang.
To avoid being caught in the middle, Ji Wanmei usually met with them separately and tried to avoid putting them together.
August is the hottest time of the year.
Ji Wanmei had previously told her father to take a few days off so that the two of them could go on a trip.
This year, the August heat was unusually high, almost unheard of in recent years. The sun was so strong that it could dry out the ground as soon as you stepped outside. Street vendors often joked that if you just cracked an egg on the ground, it would be cooked by the sun without even needing a stove.
Therefore, the factory will also give a seven-day high-temperature holiday this year.
This is an instruction from the city leaders, but since we're taking a holiday, our wages will likely be less than usual.
Therefore, the factory set up its own policy of voluntary overtime with double pay, so that employees who had nothing to do during the holidays and wanted to earn more money could stay and continue to operate the factory's workshops and equipment, thus avoiding the need to shut down those large machines.
This overtime policy is quite reasonable for both the factory and the employees.
However, in such hot weather, most people are still willing to take a holiday. Since the holiday is close to the high temperatures, although it is not equivalent to the daily wage for working, it is still considered a paid vacation. Therefore, most people go home to vacation with their families.
Ji Xingguo is also entitled to a holiday.
During the seven-day break, he asked Ji Wanmei if she had made a decision and where she wanted to go.
Ji Xingguo even took out a map and planned for a while, pointing to several cities closer to the south, and said, "Yunnan has beautiful scenery, and Guizhou is also nice, with clear waters and lush mountains, and it's cool in the summer. You can go to these two places to escape the heat. Or I can take you to Beijing to see Tiananmen Square and climb the Great Wall."
Ji Wanmei glanced at the landmark circled in red by Ji Xingguo, thought for a moment, and said, "Then let's go to Yunnan."
“Okay, let’s go to Yunnan. I’ve heard the food there is delicious and there are lots of local specialties. We can buy a lot to bring back when we get there.” Ji Xingguo happily started packing his luggage.
"Then I'll go buy the tickets." Ji Wanmei appeared very calm.
Because her destination was not Yunnan.
She just wanted to find an excuse to take her father out, so that once they were on the train, he wouldn't have a choice.
Ji Wanmei casually packed a few light clothes into her suitcase and went to book tickets.
Upon arriving at the train station ticket window, Ji Wanmei specifically bought a ticket for a train that would pass through Pingdong City.
After buying the train tickets and returning home, Ji Wanmei only said that everything went smoothly and they could leave tomorrow morning.
The trip was planned for five days, including the round-trip train journey.
In recent years, apart from business trips and meetings, Ji Xingguo has never taken his daughter out for a relaxing trip like this before. Despite being over ten years old, he still couldn't hide his excitement.
I usually go to bed by 8:30 p.m., but tonight I didn't fall asleep until after 10 p.m.
The next morning, Ji Xingguo got up early, started packing his things, and prepared to leave.
"I won't make breakfast at home. I'll just go out and buy something to eat outside the compound later." Ji Xingguo was like a worried old mother, checking the electrical circuits, the gas, and then touching his purse to see if he had forgotten his keys and ID.
Ji Wanmei sat by the door, watching her father busy himself.
"Alright, everything's packed, let's go." After confirming everything was in order, Ji Xingguo and his daughter set off.
Most of the factory employees were on holiday, and Ji Xingguo also gave the driver a holiday. So he and Ji Wanmei took a tricycle to the train station.
"Make sure you keep your ticket safe, you'll need it checked when you enter the station later," Ji Xingguo said worriedly.
Ji Wanmei: "Don't worry, the ticket is in my bag."
There were no problems from boarding the train, having my ticket checked, getting on the train, and finding my seat.
Ji Xingguo felt that this trip would definitely be a good opportunity for him and his daughter to mend their relationship.
Because Pingquan County is not particularly far from Yunnan, and only one province is crossed along the way, Ji Wanmei only bought a hard-seat carriage ticket.
The green train was always crowded, no matter where you went. Ji Xingguo, a burly man, protected his daughter the whole way, making sure no one pushed her.
But after only two hours on the train, Ji Wanmei stood up and told Ji Xingguo that she wanted to get off.
Ji Xingguo looked at her in surprise: "We've only just arrived in Pingdong, we're still a long way from Yunnan."
Ji Wanmei acted first and informed him later. Her original plan for this trip was to bring her father to Pingdong to see Lei Tingjun's work in person: "Are you getting off or not? If you don't get off, I will. Then you can go to Yunnan by yourself."
After saying that, she ignored Ji Xingguo's reaction, picked up her luggage bag, and turned to walk towards the exit.
The train only stops at Pingdong Station for four or five minutes. If Ji Xingguo doesn't get off, he'll have to go to Yunnan alone once the train departs again.
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